The Energy Sector’s Actions to Address Electromagnetic Risks and Reduce the Likelihood of Power Outages
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has published a report regarding actions the energy sector has taken to address potential risks to power grid reliability by electromagnetic events. Such events could result from natural causes, such as a large-scale geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) caused by severe solar weather, or from human-made sources, such as an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generated by the high-altitude detonation of a nuclear device.
